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GENERAL
Nickname: Hornets
Colors: Dark Green/White
Coach: Chris Musso
League: 3A Region 6
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Drew Rogers 6'1" 220 Senior 4.6
Tyler Clevenger 5'11" 200 Junior 4.6
Hunter Neely 5'9" 185 Junior

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, RBs
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -5.3
2016 National Rank: #8741
2016 State Rank: #229
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.7
2017 National Rank: #6935
2017 State Rank: #188
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -8
Dynasty National Rank: #10626
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.7
Dynasty Record: 49-93 (27-70 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 26.7
2016 Points Against Average: 26.4
2016 Differential: +0.3
2016 Wins: #7548 Cleveland (30-27), #10759 Holly Pond (37-31), #10914 Pisgah (30-24), #12298 Hanceville (49-35), #12686 Moore [Susan] (Blountsville) (22-7), #12896 Vinemont (35-20), #13136 Carbon Hill (27-6)
2016 Losses: #2009 Ohatchee (49-28), #3085 Weaver (30-10), #5979 Fultondale (Birmingham) (33-0), #8466 Pennington [J. B.] (Blountsville) (28-26)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-60
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; 4A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 vs Carbon Hill, 9/1 vs Pisgah, 9/8 Vinemont, 9/15 Pennington [J. B.] (Blountsville), 9/22 at Moore [Susan] (Blountsville), 9/29 at Weaver, 10/6 at Holly Pond, 10/9 Appalachian (Oneonta), 10/13 Cleveland, 10/20 Hanceville, 10/27 at Fultondale (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Weaver (19.6), Fultondale (Birmingham) (5.6), Pennington [J. B.] (Blountsville) (-2.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Vinemont (-33.9), Appalachian (Oneonta) (-28.1), Pisgah (-27.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.8 (-3.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #301
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11644
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%